{"id":18076,"date":"2010-09-16T20:57:15","date_gmt":"2010-09-17T00:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/miserybay.usanethosting.com\/wordpress\/?p=18076"},"modified":"2010-09-16T20:57:15","modified_gmt":"2010-09-17T00:57:15","slug":"school-42","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/school-42\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction plans update"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"While construction will not likely begin at the high school until the summer of 2011 or later, a number of less visible steps are already occurring. The Spicer Group of St. Johns is surveying the school properties. Their $28,500 contract was awarded by the Board of Education in June.
\n\u201cWe are very pleased we could award one of the first contracts under the project to a St. Johns company,\u201d said SJPS Director of Finance Roy Piggott. \u201cAs we discussed during the bond campaign, we believe the project will be beneficial to our local economy.\u201d
\nAnticipating fuel savings between $65,000 and $85,000, in July the Board of Education approved the purchase of 20 propane-fueled busses from Holland Bus Company, located in Holland, Michigan. Propane-fueled busses already meet EPA emissions standards that take effect 2014, whereas currently marketed diesel-fueled busses do not.
\nTeams of staff and community members have dedicated countless hours this past year and into the summer to plan for the renovation and additions to the high school.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s a huge undertaking,\u201d high school principal Mark Palmer said. \u201cThe high school staff is very excited and we\u2019ve had some great meetings to encourage people to consider creative and innovative solutions.\u201d
\nPalmer said he\u2019s been asked multiple times about when construction will begin. \u201cIt\u2019s tough to tell people that it won\u2019t be for at least another year, but we want to get it right. So, taking our time with planning is important. Proper planning will allow us to get the most for our money, and allow us to get a complete picture of what is and is not possible. We want to construct a facility in which the community will take great pride for enhancing teaching and learning.\u201d
\nHe said he\u2019s also fielding a number of questions about the portable bleachers at the football stadium. \u201cPeople have noticed that we\u2019ve removed a number of sections on the home side,\u201d he said. \u201cThose portable bleachers were unsafe and needed to be removed. We\u2019re still going to play football at home, but the seating will not be the same.\u201d
\nThe district has arranged for temporary additional seating for the upcoming football season, and perhaps the 2011 season. Due to the time required to complete the renovations, construction at the football field will begin following the 2011 season.
\nConstruction and renovation progress has to be balanced with the need to limit disruption during the school year. Accordingly, the paving at the rural elementary buildings will be undertaken during the summer of 2011. It takes time to survey and prepare the lots for paving\u2014work that could not begin in time to be completed by September.
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